The Wilhite surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,325 people carried this name — #4,261 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 7,797 in 2000.

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In print

Wilhite in American newspapers,
1902–1921.

Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Wilhite
The Billings Gazette 1902-09-19
Newspaper page from Putnam County Herald carrying the name Wilhite
Putnam County Herald 1920-11-25
Newspaper page from Putnam County Herald carrying the name Wilhite
Putnam County Herald 1921-12-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,810 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Wilhite,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary Holloway Wilhite
    Mary Holloway Wilhite 1831–1892 · writer
  • Virgle Glenn Wilhite 1895–1962 · economist
  • Steve Wilhite 1948–2022 · engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wilhite,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States360 records

360 records of the Wilhite name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 259
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 88
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Chester B. Wilhite

    Born 1910 in Illinois. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Douglas, Utah; farmer from Multnomah County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Malad City Cemetery, Idaho.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Troy Dean Wilhite

    Born 1945; from Durango, Colorado. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1969 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Henry C. Wilhite

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1999; buried at East Lawn Cemetery, Athens, Georgia.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 360 records for Wilhite in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Wilhite name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gordon Wilhite

    Died 1973; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Wilhite

    Buried in 1960 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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